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Philadelphia Faith Leaders Meet To Pray, Sing, Call For Compassion For Immigrants Amid Crackdown
Religious leaders say that what's happening does not reflect a core teaching shared across faiths: Love thy neighbor.
January 30, 2026
From Rome to Philadelphia, religious leaders are raising their voices against the Trump administration's immigration policies, saying that what's happening does not reflect a core teaching shared across faiths: Love thy neighbor.
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In Philadelphia, that message is being delivered not through politics, but through prayer.
Each week, clergy and faith leaders gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Center City for a peaceful interfaith vigil. Now in the 11th week of a planned 40-week series, the gathering brings together people of different traditions, united by scripture, song, and a call for compassion.
